Posts Tagged ‘Best Buy’

How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work From Home

Americans spend an average of 50 minutes a day commuting to and from work. That's about 200 hours a year wasted in traffic jams. With telecommuting, you can reclaim that time and spend more of it with your family! In a recent guest post we did for My Life Scoop we shared 8 great tips on how to convince your boss to let you work from home. Here are two key tips from that article. List the Ways Telework Will Benefit the Company While your boss may be receptive your needs, the company’s needs will trump yours. Get stats… Read the whole article...

Finding Your Own Value Balance at the Grocery Store

Whenever I go shopping, I find myself with an interesting mix of items in my cart. There’s quite a few generics, quite a few “low cost” name brands, and still some more rather upscale items (like organic fresh foods). Organic baking soda gets tossed in right next to the free range eggs, for example. Why exactly do I skimp so hard on some items but spend so much more on the others? How is that frugal in any way? Here’s the thing: it’s all about the value I get from the item, which may or may not be the same… Read the whole article...

How to Find A Notary Public to Notarize Documents

When I bought my house a few years ago, I was introduced to the idea of a notary public. In most capacities, a notary public is a “public official” given the right to administer oaths and affirmations. In many of the cases where you’ll need a notary public to “notarize” a document, they are there to affirm that the person signing the document is in fact the person who is supposed to be signing it. When you get a document notarized, you first provide proof of your identity, you sign the document in their presence,… Read the whole article...

How To Use A Credit Card For Protection

In the past few weeks, I’ve been reading some articles, along with their comments, about people cutting up their credit cards. There are multiple rationales behind this decision. One such rationale is that the credit card companies act immorally by preying on the “weak” who fall into the trap of credit. Another rationale is that it encourages bad decision making because of the disconnect between plastic and cash. I’ll address those issues throughout the article. Photo by Paalia via Flickr Three Benefits Offered By Your Credit Cards Often times people overlook the protections they are offered by using credit cards.… Read the whole article...